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LAS VEGAS -- After three years of uncertain bets here, the IPC Apex/Expo trade show is finally showing a winning hand.

Read more: IPC Expo Rolls Bigger Numbers

LAS VEGAS -- Lockheed Martin engineer Don Dupriest yesterday became the newest inductee to the IPC Raymond E. Pritchard Hall of Fame.

Read more: IPC Inducts Dupriest into Hall of Fame

ST. PAUL, MN – 3M has launched a subsidiary to provide advanced sputtering and plating services, materials and manufacturing capabilities for flexible circuits for the mobile handheld, touch-screen panel and display markets.

Read more: 3M Expands Flex Capabilities

LAS VEGAS – PCD&F today announced winners of the 2011 New Product Introduction Award for printed circuit design tools and fabrication equipment.

Read more: PCD&F Announces Annual NPI Award Winners

BUTTERWORTH, MALAYSIA -- Ibiden will invest up to RM1 billion ($330.5 million) to expand capacity at its local printed circuit board fabrication site.

Read more: Ibiden to Build 2d Malaysia Site

ST. LOUIS – Viasystems Group said it expects only minor impacts on the direct flow of supplies as a result of the Japan disasters; however, the possible impacts on its customers’ future order patterns are more difficult to assess.

Read more: Viasystems: Japan Tragedy Could Affect Customer Orders